Classical versus Operant Conditioning

Jim Biederman from the Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Cambridge and Coon Rapids, MN has developed a number of study aides for his General Psychology students helping them to sort out the the differences between classical and operant conditioning. They include a short document reviewing the types of conditioning, and two sets of examples to help students apply the information to the real world.

Classical and Operant Conditioning Study Sheet
http://www.ar.cc.mn.us/biederman/courses/p1110/conditioning.htm

Conditioning Examples Set 1 - examples and answers on the same sheet
http://www.ar.cc.mn.us/biederman/courses/p1110/examples1.htm

Conditioning Examples Set 2 - examples with answers at a linked location
http://www.ar.cc.mn.us/biederman/courses/p1110/conditioning2.htm

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Pavlov's Biography at the Nobel Prize Website

Many students are surprised to learn Ivan Pavlov won a Nobel Prize. What further surprises them is the prize was NOT given for his research into classical conditioning but for his work in digestion.

The Nobel website includes a short biography of every prize winner since the award's inception in 1901. The Novel biography on Pavlov can be found at http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1904/pavlov-bio.html

Other biographies on Pavlov are at:

http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ni-Pe/Pavlov-Ivan.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Pavlov

http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/pavlov.htm

http://www.biography.com/articles/Ivan-Petrovich-Pavlov-9435332

http://www.thewatershipdown.com/Pavlov%27s%20Biography.htm

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Examples of Classical Conditioning

One of the biggest challenges in teaching the psychology of learning is getting students not only to know and understand the definitions of the unit's major concepts, but apply those same concepts to the real world.

Dr. Jeff Carre at the Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, has developed a internet based worksheet for his Psychology 211: Learning and General Psychology students. The exercise involves students identifying the UCS, UCR, CS and CR within twelve examples of classical conditioning.

The answers are revealed when the cursor passes over the specific part of the example. Please be aware students need to be very resourceful in their use of the mouse/touchpad on their computer in order to prevent inadvertently calling up an answer to a question different than the one they are working on.

The webpage of Dr. Carre's classical conditioning examples can be found at http://faculty.uccb.ns.ca/gcarre/courses/psy100ccex.htm

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